QCAL Messtechnik GmbH – manufacturer of gas mixing and dosing equipment for laboratory use – is represented since January 2012 in the PR China by Beijing Ruixin Yuantai Technology Development Co. Ltd.. In Shanghai and Xiamen the first units have been installed for corrosion tests for the shipbuilding industry according to IMO DE53/WP.2. For those tests a special gas atmosphere is ...

The organisers of WWEM 2012, the Water Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring event, have been struck by the enormous variety of companies that have signed up for the exhibition that will take place in Telford on 7th and 8th November (www.wwem.uk.com). Andy Curtis from the Water Monitoring Association says he is “delighted to see so many WMA members ...

The United States Government has an extensive network of radiation monitors around the country and no radiation levels of concern have been detected. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RadNet system is designed to protect the public by notifying scientists, in near real time, of elevated levels of radiation so they can determine whether protective action is required. The EPA’s system ...

The United States Government has an extensive network of radiation monitors around the country and no radiation levels of concern have been detected. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RadNet system is designed to protect the public by notifying scientists, in near real time, of elevated levels of radiation so they can determine whether protective action is required. The EPA's system has ...

Scientists at Battelle have filed a patent application for a device that shoots out rings of gas -- an invention that could aid firefighters in suppressing smoke as well as delivering a targeted dose of pesticides. While vortex guns have been around for years as toys, practical ...

The US government has recently added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens. The report prepared for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), contained warnings from scientists that people with higher exposure to formaldehyde were more at risk for nasopharyngeal cancer, myeloid leukemia and other cancers. However it has emerged the he study's ...

Carbon capture and storage, if it proved possible, would help to make the main greenhouse gas harmless. American scientists say they are making progress. Two groups of US scientists are exploring new ways of capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One technology mimics the tree by using ...

UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI) is pleased to announce that Linda Barreau has been hired for the position of National Sales Manager for UVDI MED. Her responsibilities at the nation’s leading provider of medical grade UV products, designed and engineered specifically for the healthcare industry, will include managing sales and providing customer service oversight for UVDI MED’s ...

A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate drinking water aquifers at a western Pennsylvania drilling site, the Department of Energy told The Associated Press. After a year of monitoring, the researchers found that the chemical-laced fluids used to free gas trapped deep below the ...

Organized by Evonik Fibres, the 9th International Conference on High Temperature Filtration, again turned out to be the top event for participants from around the globe. From September 24th to 26th 2008, a total of 86 experts from 5 continents, representing 18 nationalities, met to collect information around the main topic: “Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels”. (photo 1) Plant manufacturers, end ...

November 7, 2016 -- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) researchers have won 32 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine and received a special recognition award for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. The R&D 100 ...

The October 21, 2011, Federal Register includes two test rules concerning high production volume (HPV) chemicals: a final test rule for certain chemicals from the third group, and a proposed test rule and proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) for the fourth group of chemicals. See 76 Fed. Reg. 65385 and 65580, respectively. The proposed "SNUR plus test rule" represents a ...

TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/EPCRA Jim Jones Designated As Acting Assistant Administrator For OCSPP: On November 22, 2011, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that Jim Jones, the current Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, will be designated to serve as the new Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office ...

The October 21, 2011, Federal Register includes two test rules concerning high production volume (HPV) chemicals: a final test rule for certain chemicals from the third group, and a proposed test rule and proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) for the fourth group of chemicals. See 76 Fed. Reg. 65385 and 65580, respectively. The proposed "SNUR plus test rule" represents a novel approach for ...

Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you

Subscribe to our eBulletins

Join our growing community of environmental professionals who are currently subscribed to weekly newsletters, product alerts, job alerts, and our monthly event updates and article newsletters. Stay up-to-date with the global environmental industry. Sign up for one or all of our free newsletters and alerts today.